Robot Disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank

Re:Robot Disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank by cushychicken on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @02:28PM (#23762420)

Is this robot dangerous to be exposed to? I'm under the impression that UV-C is very dangerous to eyesight.

Side note/digression: the Greater Boston Food Bank can provide somewhere between 3-4 meals for people in need per dollar donated. They are my local foodbank and I've been giving as generously as I can during COVID times. I encourage you to do the same with your local foodbank. Food banks can achieve synergies with grocery chains and food wholesalers that individuals cannot. Your dollars go a long way there!!

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Re:Robot Disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank by wiremine on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @03:26PM (#23763047)

> I'm under the impression that UV-C is very dangerous to eyesight.

Yes, among other things. It also has negative side effects on the surface it's cleaning. But there's some interesting IP in the space to maximize the effectiveness while minimizing time and energy used. Not all UV-C is the same.

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Re:Robot Disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank by toomuchtodo on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @09:14PM (#23766021)

Far UVC is supposedly safe for humans.

> To continuously and safely disinfect occupied indoor areas, researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have been investigating far-UVC light (222 nm wavelength). Far-UVC light cannot penetrate the tear layer of the eye or the outer dead-cell layer of skin and so it cannot reach or damage living cells in the body.

https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/far-uvc-light-safely-kil... ("Far-UVC Light Safely Kills Airborne Coronaviruses")

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Re:Robot Disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank by bhhaskin on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @03:48PM (#23763251)

It destroys living cells, and is very very dangerous. People should not be in the same room when these robots are cleaning. It should be treated similar to poison gas.

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